Automat Raises $15.5M Series A
Automat raises a $15.5M Series A led by Felicis, with participation from Initialized, Khosla Ventures, and Y Combinator. This brings our total capital raised to $19.25M.
Today, I’m incredibly excited to share that we’ve raised a $15.5M Series A for Automat.
At Automat, we’re building the simplest way to create AI agents that operate computers the way people do. From click-based automation (RPA), to intelligent document processing (IDP), our focus is on meeting enterprises where they are, and giving them a far more capable and modern alternative to legacy RPA tools like UiPath, Automation Anywhere, and Blue Prism.
When my co-founder Gautam and I left Google to start Automat, we could feel the shift happening in real time. Gautam was working on applying cutting-edge transformer models across experiments in Chrome and GCP, while I was building products at Google Hardware and later at Google X. It was at Google X that we realized something important: robotics techniques for "text-to-action," combined with rapid advances in VLMs and LLMs, could enable a new class of AI agents.
Automat changes this enterprise automation dynamic entirely. With simple subscription/usage-based pricing and a clean interface, both business users and engineers can build mission-critical automations by collaborating with our forward-deployed engineers. No certifications. No armies of developers. No fragile, low-code spaghetti.
Announcing Early Access to the Automat Platform
Alongside our series A, I’m excited to launch early access to the Automat platform for commercial partners and customers.
Here, businesses are able to:
- Create Agentic workflows & Document Extractors
- Manage their usage analytics and performance over time
- Interact live with the Automat AI agent and our forward deployed engineers
Creating Agentic Workflows & Document Extractors
To create an automation, customers upload reference materials like screen recording videos or SOPs, and our system parses them to understand the task. Our agentic workflows combine: click-based UI agents, document extraction, and API-based integrations.
Monitor Usage Analytics & Agent Performance
AI agents require observability, just like employees. Our platform gives customers insight into what their agents are doing, how effectively the work is being completed, and where improvements can be made.
Collaborate Directly with AI-Agents & Automat Forward-Deployed Engineers
Customers work with our forward-deployed engineering team directly inside the platform or through channels they already use: Slack, Teams, and email.
Automat in Production
Automat has already begun replacing legacy RPA software across industries:
Banking/Lending: We automate high-friction workflows for mortgage lenders like AmeriTrust.
Financial Services: Automat manages a KYC workflow for an international payment processor.
Insurance: For a multi-national insurance firm, we’re processing millions of claims documents.
Customer Highlight: Vividly has turned to Automat as their dedicated AI-automation team. Automat automates Vividly's 'dispute filing' workflows.
What's Next?
We're scaling our customer base and growing our team. If you're part of a forward-looking organization looking to integrate AI services, we're providing extensive migration support for existing RPA teams transitioning off of legacy providers.